Personal News-Patiala
Sirsa, 31 December
Electricity employees protested against privatisation. The protestors warned that if the decision to privatize is not reversed, the electricity workers will be forced to stage a major agitation. Employees’ union leaders said that Chandigarh Electricity Department and UP’s Agra and Varanasi Discoms are being handed over to private hands, against which protests are being held by electricity employees across the country. Babul Lal State Vice President and Madan Lal Kamboj Circle Secretary said that the government wants to privatize the power corporations to benefit the industrial houses, with which the common people will get expensive electricity, the sword of dismissal will hang on the employees. If the current government does not withdraw this decision, the union will not hesitate to launch a major agitation. Surjit Singh Bedi, Lalit Solanki, Rishav Khera, Rohtash Sharma, Tarachand and others were present on this occasion.
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